Phrases Flashcards by Tiffany Needham

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Beyond

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Para além

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Tenure or term / existing director

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Tempo vigente/ director vigente

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A little chat

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Dois dedos de conversa

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Become aware

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Dar por si

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Cheat

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Fazer batota

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She could hardly wait

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Mal podia esperar

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Para a realização

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Establishing

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Highly regarded

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Bem conceituada

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Andar na borga

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Enjoy yourself (a bit negative)

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Whichever would be…

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Qualquer que fosse

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Both external and internal

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Quer externos, quer internos

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O solar/ fidalgo/senhorial

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A casa grande (mad não e o maid grande do um palacio)

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Annoyed face / stony face

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Estar com uma cara/ Estar com uma cara de ferro

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It comes with the job

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Ossos do oficio

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Justifiable (feelings, means)

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Não é caso para menos

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Salty/ salt less/ seasoned just right

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Salgado/ ensonça/ apurado

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Tease

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É um …. gozo or razão de chacota (2nd is old fashioned)

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Emotions come bubbling up

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As emoçães vir a tona

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After centuries

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Após séculos

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Particularly

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É logo com ??

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It’s ridiculous

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É um disparate

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It’s just like

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É tal e qual

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Albeit, even if

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Ainda que

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Unless

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A não ser que

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Although, while

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Se bem que

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Since, as long as

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Desde que

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As soon as

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Logo que

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Ordinary people

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Pessoas vulgaras

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Vulgar people

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Pessoas ordinàrias

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Couldn’t stop apologising

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Desfazer-se em desculpa

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To have a drink

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Beber um copo (not beber vinho)

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Ficar com aquela

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Stayed with the thought, idea

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Oh no! Or I’m so sorry

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Os meus pêsames

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Tem duas casacos

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Two faced

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Dar um pulinho

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A hop, a short trip

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Skip over

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Dar um pulo

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Day off

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Dia de folga

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(Seguir) À risca

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Lit. To the line meaning exactly/ by the book

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Daily

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À journa

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Mesmo agradável

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Really pleasant

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Are you doing ok?

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vais-se andando?

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Xi-coraçoes

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Tight tender dear hugs (in postcards or letters)

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Feijões na cabeça

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Cotton wool in the head

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However, nevertheless, still, yet

And yet

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Todavia

E todavia

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Pans para mangas

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More than enough

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À cabo de

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At the end of

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Cool! Awesome!

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Fixe!

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To take the bait

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Morder o isco

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I don’t care

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Quero lá saber

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Puxar a sardinha para o meu lado

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Get someone on my side